"Article One of the Transdimensional Protocol: the Void Council and the Alliance of Existence shall cease all hostilities."
"Article Two: both parties shall share all intelligence regarding the Observer Civilization."
"Article Three: both parties shall jointly establish a defense system to confront dimensional threats."
"Article Four: neither party may unilaterally withdraw from the protocol before the war ends."
Lin Ye carefully read every clause of the contract, then nodded. "Fine. But I want to add one more."
"Speak."
"Article Five: if we successfully repel the Observer Civilization, the Void Council must permanently cease its indiscriminate erosion of ordinary universes. The void may only reclaim naturally perished existences and must not actively create destruction."
This clause left the Three Sages stunned.
Wu Wu frowned. "That would deprive us of more than half our source of power."
"Then you can refuse." Lin Ye spoke calmly. "And I'll withdraw from the agreement right now, leaving you to face the Cleaners alone."
The Chief Observer fell silent for even longer.
Then he smiled.
"Accepted," he said. "If we truly can repel the Observer Civilization, the Void Council should indeed change the way it operates. After all, we exist to maintain balance, not to destroy."
The contract updated automatically, and the fifth article was written into it.
"Then sign it."
Without hesitation, Lin Ye left his true-name mark upon the contract. It was a signature condensed from the Power of the Ultrareal, gold and black intertwined, representing his will.
The Chief Observer also left his mark.
The instant the protocol took effect, the entire Multiverse felt a tremor. It was a change on the conceptual level. Countless ongoing void erosions abruptly ceased, and soldiers from both camps received ceasefire orders at the same time.
The monitoring room erupted in an uproar.
"A ceasefire? Just like